Thanks for your detailed report. Will the program track US Counties for CQ's USCA? This is an absolute must for me.
73 Ken Kopp - K0PP On Feb 29, 2016 13:37, "Terry Brown" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All Elecraft Users, > > > > Several days ago I started a thread asking for recommendations for logging > software. I later reported that I was in the process of deciding what way > I > wanted to go. I thought it would be helpful to the group to share what I > found after a day or so reviewing, installing and comparing logging > programs > that interface with the KX3, with the understanding that logging software > is > a very personal preference. > > > > I had been using LOGic9 which I recently upgraded to after about a 9 year > hiatus from amateur radio. I had been using LOGic8 for years. With the > upgrade, I was getting crashes and at one point the program locked up. > > > > What I found was that all the logging programs that were suggested were > very > good and would do most of the things any ham would want. I spent a great > deal of time with the DX Suite of programs and found them very thorough but > a bit of learning curve ahead of me. When I imported my log data, it threw > out many of them. I was running Amateur Contact Log and was amazed to find > that when the spotting window was opened, I could click on the spot and my > radio would go to that. (later I found other programs, including LOGic, > did > as well). I was about to switch but found that the QTH field was not in > that program. I finally decided to go back to the new LOGic documentation > and re-read it, because I had not done that for 9 years. You would think > that with a Ph.D., I would have done that first, but no, I didn't think I > "needed" to! > > > > Long story short, I found that LOGic9 was an amazingly powerful yet > customizable all-in-one logging, contesting, and awards package. Regarding > changing my radio frequency to the spot frequency, LOGic 9 did it extremely > well. In fact, i have a friend in Rarotonga who is on periodically. I > found I could set his call in the filter, let LOGic run recording spots and > if his call was recorded, LOGic would send me an email telling me he was > on. > It will even give you an audible announcement, or send email, if a contact > comes up that one might need for any of the many awards that one might be > going for. Logic tracks all the awards that are most common, and you can > create your own awards that LOGic will track as well. Having an audible > notification is helpful if you are doing other things in your shack. There > are multiple spotting sites that one can configure to run with LOGic. The > logging form is totally customizable with preselected fields with the > capability of creating your own custom ones as well. I run LOGic on a > computer that is on 24/7 for a weather station I have, so keeping LOGic > running in the background will be great for giving me notifications. > > > > Contesting forms are included that are fully customizable, and I don't > think > you have to download your contacts into your regular database at the end of > a contest, but can have them automatically recorded there if you desire. > As > one would expect, LOGic has full capability to interface with LOTW and > download contest logs. > > > > I found LOGic was probably the most all-inclusive, customizable software I > came across, and I looked at a lot. I like the fact that when I am using > my > laptop portable, I can copy my log, then when I go to my main computer, it > will import, if I select it, only the QSO's that are not already in the > log. > Going from one computer to another is very easy. > > > > Anyway, most of my problems were self-imposed. If I had spent some time > with the manual (and the program itself has extensive and thorough help > available) I would have avoided a lot of my frustrations and crashes. The > software is so customizable, that I had created some fields without the > proper properties. When I reread the manual, I realized again why I chose > LOGic years ago. > > > > I am now happy using LOGic9 and enjoying all its power and flexibility. It > is not free, however, it is $129.00. With the amount of time I spend in my > shack, and the amount of money I paid for my wonderful Elecraft equipment, > it was a small investment in the greater scheme of things. I believe my > upgrade was less than $90. With a registration, you get free updates for a > year. It has great importing flexibility so you can import your logs from > other logging software to see how it works in LOGic. > > > > There is a free 30 day trial you can use to try it out if you are > interested. > > > > I understand from the author that they are still working on polishing up > the > interface software for the K3 (KX3), occasionally there are issues. Things > are running well for me now. The author gave me detailed instructions for > using OmniRig with the software if I have problems in the future. I > suspect > any remaining issues will be resolved shortly anyway. > > > > I hope these ramblings are useful for others who may be looking to start > using or change their logging software. For sure, logging software is a > personal preference, and it was clear to me from all the direct emails I > received and from those on the group, that most people are very happy with > the software they are using. > > > > Sometimes it is good to take a fresh look at what is out there. With the > log importing capabilities of most packages, going from one to the other is > pretty easy to do "test runs." If I had not had problems, I never would > have taken the time to look at the various products out there. I am glad I > took the time to do it. Others might find it useful to take some time to > do > the same. > > > > Very 73's, > > > > Terry Brown, N7TB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
